Face the Music

A Life Exposed

The co-founder and lead singer of the rock band Kiss discusses his childhood, the drama of his life on and off the stage, his personal relationships, and the turbulent dynamics with his bandmates over the past four decades.

While not a Kiss fan, I really enjoyed reading Paul's version of events. (I understand that the original four have wildly different memories of events.)

Atticus14
Oct 30, 2014

I'm far from being a member of the KISS army but still found this an intelligent and worthwhile read. I admit that I went into it with very low expectations so I was pleasantly surprised. He doesn't pull punches but it's done in a tactful manner. A good music biography.

In Face the Music, Paul Stanley - the co-founder and famous “Starchild” frontman of KISS - reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life, both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rock’s most enduring icons and the group he helped create, define, and immortalize.
Stanley mixes compelling personal revelations and gripping, gritty war stories that will surprise even the most steadfast member of the KISS Army. He takes us back to his childhood in the 1950s and ’60s, a traumatic time made more painful thanks to a physical deformity. Born with a condition called microtia, he grew up partially deaf, with only one ear. But this instilled in him an inner drive to succeed in the most unlikely of pursuits: music. July 2014 Popular Culture newsletter.

In Face the Music, Paul Stanley - the co-founder and famous “Starchild” frontman of KISS - reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life, both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rock’s most enduring icons and the group he helped create, define, and immortalize.
Stanley mixes compelling personal revelations and gripping, gritty war stories that will surprise even the most steadfast member of the KISS Army. He takes us back to his childhood in the 1950s and ’60s, a traumatic time made more painful thanks to a physical deformity. Born with a condition called microtia, he grew up partially deaf, with only one ear. But this instilled in him an inner drive to succeed in the most unlikely of pursuits: music. July 2014 Popular Culture newsletter.